James lamont



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.JAMES Limoni, A0F Pi'r'rsBUna PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No.. 75,636, dated ,March 17, 1868.

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` Ete'- Sdphule :mmh is in this; @zum atmt :mi making part nf nge sans I:Be it knownthnt I, JAMEBILAI'ION; of the city of-Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny, and State of ?enn Sylvania', have invented a. new and useful Improvement in Planting Posts and Stakes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying dran'- 'ings, making a part otV this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a postV with trellis-work for supporting vinesand Figure is a vertical sectional view of the same planted in fthe earth- The two Egures illustrating my improved mode of supporting and stearlying posts and stakes'iwhen planted in the ground. i y

Like letters of referenceindicate like parts of each. f 'Numerous efforts have been'made tofconstruct iron posts of such shape as to be adapted for use as supports for vines, fences, Sie., the ehief'diilicnlty having`v been to obtain the requisite stability, as such posts, to

secure economy of material and a reasonable first cost, must necessarily be made small. Such posts or stakes., 'when planted in the earth, and loadedwith the weight ot' a, fence, or of fruit or ornamental vines, are exceedH ingly `liable to be uprooted by wind or frost, orboth, with consequent damage to the fence, or injury to the vines which they support. In this way considerable loss is often experienced; somuch so, that the use of such posts for auch purposesr's comparatively-rare: i

l My invention relates to'an improved mode of constructing and setting stakes/and posts for auch uses, and particularly for use wit'ha'trellis-work, as shown in the drawings, as a support for vines; and the nature of it consists in planting in the earth the lower` end of a post or stake, vsuch lower end passing through or in to supports of brick or other material, not liable to rapid decay, and by which, when the earth is well packed around them, such post or'stske is so firmly held in place as 'not to be liable to be heaved upward by the frost Vor blown down by the wind. l Y

To enable oth rsskilled inthe 'art to make and use my invention, I will `proceed to describe its construc- .tionzand how used. l v j l make, by casting or otherwise, s. metallic post, a, of any desirable style, solid or hollow, at pleasure, of such size i'n cross-section aswill` inwre the required' strength, and of such length as may be necessary, allowing about three feet to befplantedin the ground. `i[t`the post hc designed for supportingvines, I make it v long enough to standV from six to eight feet clear of thegronnd, and attach to its upper end metallic cross-bars 6 b, as many as may be required, at'nny desirable distances from'each other, the upper one being short, and each y `neukt loweronc being longer; so that the vine may be developed or trained into o tree-shape, with a weil-rounded top. In this `way I secure a` vine of; more symmetrical shape, and greater fruit-bearing capacity. To prevent ghe. vines from being blown olf 'the cross-bars b, I make thel ends of the bars projecting upward, as at e.' That such lposts or stakes may be held firmly in the ground, I use a number of supports, de, made preferably oi' brick, stone, or auchl other material as, when embedded in .the earth, is net liable to rapid decay. Through each o" the'blocks d, I make a holev suficiently large to admit vthe post a, and in the base, e, I make a step or i f sochet,`rnnning part way through-ityof the proper size and shape for receiving the foot of the post a. The

blocks d, in any desirable number, Islip on to the vfoot of the post a', and suiciently high up'to be out of the way in netting the post. The hase-bloclcl 6,1 place in' the bottom of' the post-hole, as shown inig. 2, place the foot 'of the post a iu` its step' or socket, ill in a few inches of earth, and 'pack in well around and cn top of it.

l l I then slip down the lower one of the blocks d, iirst, however, passngthrouh alhole previously made -in the post, ,a pin,j', projecting outwardo'n either or bothsides', on which to rest the block-thus slid, down. Then the post `a cannot be displaced or heaved" by the frost without raising the block d resting on the pin f, and all the superposed earth. More earth is then filled in and packed, nand the other blocks d successively slid down, alternating with layers `of'earth till the post-holo istilled, the uppermost block being a few inches, more or less,^below the` surface oi'` thegound. A projecting pin, f, may be' placed immediately under each block d, if so desired, or if found`neees`sry.] `In this way I plant a post withsupports of any desirable size or number,

whereby I secure an underground resisting surface suicient'to withstand the force'of wind vand frost, even when loaded witha heavy growth of vines, or supporting s fence. I also apply my invention to planting lamp and bitching-posts, audhther similar j t The devices described can be cheaply lnaie, euslyjiut in place, and are durable. Dispensing rvth the trellis-Work, such posts muy he used as a. :support for fences which may be nttncheil tonnd supported lily them in the usual way. As o supportnfor' vinesLzit'n iron post riesuperior to the wooden stuke ordinarily usefl, both n.- :1 protector against injury by lightningfund a: piotno'ter et' the health of the vine. In the mellow ground o( :xgm'den or vineyard, some such device is not only desrble but necessary. Its durability is :tt least cqunl to the period of' the lifeof the vine. .It does not, like the ivoorle'n stuke, need ien.ving,- nml consequently the vine is not liable to injury from ytlialftmuse. A

What I claim :is my, invention, and desireto 'seeure by yLetters Patent., ,is--

1. The combination, with a, metallic post, a, for fences, trellis-tvor-k, c., 'of n rccesseil base or step, c, :intl v :t series of bloekve, d, through tvhieh the post apasses, with or without 'the' pirisf, n" the manner and for the purposes substantially us her-.einbefore described. i l Y '2.y in combination with a metztlli post or stake. furnished with 'supports l e,'n trelli--Work consistingI of' cioss-hars l. with ends eprojecting upward, substantially as aridvfr the purposes above set forth.

In testimony whereof, I, the said JAMES LAMQNT, have hereunto set my hand.

Y JAMES 4LA MUNT. llhtnessess:- v4

W. F. GRAHAM, y C. H. CHRISTY. 

